Moral diplomacy
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Moral diplomacy was a foreign policy approach, most associated with U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, that sought to promote democratic governments and moral principles abroad rather than relying primarily on military force or coercion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moral diplomacy canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States foreign policy
ⓘ
diplomatic strategy ⓘ foreign policy doctrine ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
align U.S. foreign policy with ethical standards
ⓘ
encourage self-government in other nations ⓘ |
| appliedBy | Woodrow Wilson administration ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean region
Latin America ⓘ |
| appliedToEvent |
U.S. policy toward Haiti in the 1910s
ⓘ
U.S. policy toward Mexico under Victoriano Huerta ⓘ U.S. policy toward the Dominican Republic in the 1910s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| basedOn |
liberal internationalism
ⓘ
moral idealism in foreign policy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
continued U.S. interventions in Latin America
ⓘ
inconsistency between ideals and practice ⓘ paternalistic attitude toward other nations ⓘ |
| deemphasizes |
coercive force
ⓘ
military intervention ⓘ |
| describedIn | U.S. diplomatic history scholarship ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
diplomatic history
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| follows | Dollar diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
linking U.S. support to moral and political standards
ⓘ
support only for governments that are democratic ⓘ withholding recognition from undemocratic regimes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
opposition to non-democratic regimes
ⓘ
promotion of democracy abroad ⓘ promotion of moral principles in foreign policy ⓘ support for democratic governments ⓘ |
| hasOpposite |
Realpolitik
ⓘ
power politics ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext |
Woodrow Wilson administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Woodrow Wilson presidency
|
| hasTheoreticalBasis | belief that democratic nations are more peaceful ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
World War I era
pre–World War I era ⓘ |
| influenced | later U.S. rhetoric on democracy promotion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian moral thought
ⓘ
Progressive Era ideals ⓘ |
| partOf | United States foreign policy in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Big Stick diplomacy
ⓘ
Dollar diplomacy ⓘ |
| replaces | Dollar diplomacy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1913 ⓘ |
| uses |
diplomatic pressure
ⓘ
economic influence ⓘ |
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